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September 2014
(75%)
75 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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306 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Thin and light design
Sharp 1080p screen
Promising performance
The K1's performance on WebGL applications is really promising. The idea of having a laptop computer that's relatively cheap
Can handle all your daily web-browsing and emailing well enough
But that won't seize up if you try to go to a webpage that has s
The Acer Chromebook has a slim design
A high-res 13-inch screen
And a fast Nvidia K1 processor for a graphics and battery boost over other Chromebooks
The editors didn't like
Some keyboard flex
Only one color option
That matte screen. 1080p is great and all but the shoddy matte finish really kills it for me. The Samsung Chromebook 2's glossy 1080p is just so much better in almost every scenario. Yeah
The Chromebook 13 is pretty impervious to glare
But at the cost o
Like other Chromebooks
Offline functionality is extremely limited. The large screen lacks touch input
And the ARM processor presents some compatibility issues
Abstract: It is hard to come by a laptop at a low price that does not sacrifice quality hardware. There are trade-offs to be made. Even laptops running Windows are not alone in this. When Google launched Chrome OS in 2011, the hardware was pretty bad. It was not un...
Stylish design, Two USB 3.0 ports and 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Pretty good keyboard
Slightly pale and dim display, Less than blazing performance
Nvidia's Tegra K1 processor promises great visuals, mostly in titles that don't exist yet. While you wait, the Acer Chromebook 13 that contains it is a handsome if not stellar alternative to smaller-screened models. Read More…...
Acer has done what I didn't think was possible — make a Chromebook with an ARM processor in it that I would actually want to use on a regular basis. That's quite a feat considering the heavy workload I expect to put my Chromebook through, and the Acer Chr...
Silent operation, Barely heats up, Very good battery runtimes, Matte screen
Viewing angle dependent screen
Acer's Chromebook 13 CB5-311-T0B2 makes an overall good impression. The CPU's performance is more than sufficient for the expected applications of a Chromebook, and ranges on the level of Intel's Bay Trail Celerons. The graphics core has a considerably hi...
Published: 2014-09-25, Author: Brian , review by: pcmag.com
Large 13-inch display with 1,920-by-1,080 resolution. New Nvidia Tegra K1 promises WebGL and Unity 5 3D capability. Good-looking design.
White plastic chassis shows every scuff and smudge. Laggy media streaming. Few Chrome games take advantage of new capabilities
The Acer Chromebook 13 is on the cutting edge, with an Nvidia Tegra K1 processor, advanced gaming support, and a 13-inch full HD display. But even with all these advancements, it doesn't seem much better than most of the competition....
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Published: 2014-09-23, Author: Dana , review by: engadget.com
One of the few Chromebooks with a 1080p screen, Long battery life, Runs quietly, stays cool, Comfortable keyboard and trackpad, Competitive price
Performance not as strong as promised, Limited viewing angles, Build quality feels cheap next to some rival devices, Heavy compared to some competing models
As the first Chrome OS device with an NVIDIA Tegra chip, the Acer Chromebook 13 isn't as powerful as promised. Still, it manages to redeem itself with long battery life, a sharp screen, a comfortable keyboard and, most importantly, a fair price....
Published: 2014-09-04, Author: Eric , review by: gizmodo.com
The K1's performance on WebGL applications is really promising. The idea of having a laptop computer that's relatively cheap, can handle all your daily web-browsing and emailing well enough, but that won't seize up if you try to go to a webpage that has s
That matte screen. 1080p is great and all but the shoddy matte finish really kills it for me. The Samsung Chromebook 2's glossy 1080p is just so much better in almost every scenario. Yeah, the Chromebook 13 is pretty impervious to glare, but at the cost o
Probably not. The Acer Chromebook 13 shows the K1 has promise as a Chromebook brain, but the Chromebook 13s screen is really disappointing, and K1 could very well show up in a machine with a better one. In the meantime, the potential of K1 is not a big e...
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Published: 2014-09-04, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Chris Burns With the Acer Chomebook 13 , the brand summons the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor to stand out from the pack. With high-end processing power the likes of which only otherwise rest inside the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet, what else is needed to crea...
Published: 2014-09-04, Author: Dan , review by: cnet.com
The Acer Chromebook has a slim design, a high-res 13-inch screen, and a fast Nvidia K1 processor for a graphics and battery boost over other Chromebooks
Like other Chromebooks, offline functionality is extremely limited. The large screen lacks touch input, and the ARM processor presents some compatibility issues, even with online Chrome apps
One of the nicer-looking and better-performing Chrome OS systems, the 13-inch Acer Chromebook adds some zip by ditching Intel for an Nvidia processor, but also hits a few issues with popular Chrome apps....
